Herbert John White
ROYAL NAVY SERVICE RECORD
- Document reference: ADM 188/378
- Service Number: 215542
- Date of Birth: 9th January 1886
- Place of Birth: Mile End Old Town
- Occupation prior to enlistment: Boot Trade
- Date discharged: 9th May 1917
- Cause of discharge: See Officers' Section
- Battles served in: Jutland
| Ship name | Rating | Battle | From date | To Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ganges | Boy 2nd Class | 25th July 1901 | 16th April 1902 | |
| Ganges | Boy 1st Class | 17th April 1902 | 29th January 1903 | |
| Minotaur | Boy 1st Class | 30th January 1903 | 3rd March 1903 | |
| Agincourt | Boy 1st Class | 4th March 1903 | 1st July 1903 | |
| Jupiter | Boy 1st Class | 2nd July 1903 | 8th January 1904 | |
| Jupiter | Ordinary Seaman | 9th January 1904 | 11th September 1904 | |
| Jupiter | Acting Signalman | 12th September 1904 | 14th October 1904 | |
| Pembroke I | Acting Signalman | 15th October 1904 | 8th March 1905 | |
| Pembroke I | Qualified Signalman | 9th March 1905 | 14th June 1905 | |
| Aboukir | Qualified Signalman | 15th June 1905 | 16th March 1906 | |
| Black Prince | Qualified Signalman | 17th March 1906 | 31st March 1906 | |
| Black Prince | Leading Signalman | 1st April 1906 | 18th July 1907 | |
| Black Prince | Qualified Signalman | 19th July 1907 | 30th September 1907 | |
| Black Prince | Signalman | 1st October 1907 | 30th March 1908 | |
| Pembroke | Signalman | 31st March 1908 | 24th June 1908 | |
| Charybdis | Signalman | 25th June 1908 | 4th September 1908 | |
| Astraea | Signalman | 5th September 1908 | 30th September 1908 | |
| Astraea | Leading Signalman | 1st October 1908 | 24th October 1911 | |
| Astraea | Yeoman of Signals | 25th October 1911 | 28th June 1912 | |
| Pembroke I | Yeoman of Signals | 29th June 1912 | 12th December 1912 | |
| London | Yeoman of Signals | 13th December 1912 | 17th February 1914 | |
| Pembroke I | Yeoman of Signals | 18th February 1914 | 11th June 1914 | |
| Boadicea | Yeoman of Signals | Jutland | 12th June 1914 | 30th January 1917 |
| Campania | Yeoman of Signals | 31st January 1917 | 8th May 1917 |
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